Business Analyst Study Notes: Abbreviations

BA business analyst
BABOK® A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (International Institute of Business Analysis 2015)
BCS BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
BIZBOK® A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge®
CATWOE customer, actor, transformation, Weltanschauung or worldview, owner, environment
CBAP® Certified Business Analysis Professional®
CCBA® Certification of Capability in Business Analysis®
CPRE Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering
CRM customer relationship management
CV curriculum vitae
IREB International Requirements Engineering Board
IS information system(s)
IT information technology
ITT invitation to tender
MoSCoW must have, should have, could have, won’t have this time
PARADE perspective or point of view, activity, recipient, actor, decision maker, environment
PESTLE political, economic, social or socio-cultural, technological, legal, environmental
PM project manager
PMO project management office
POPIT™ People, Organisation, Processes, Information & Technology
RFI request for information
RFP request for proposal
SFIA Skills Framework for the Information Age
SME subject matter expert
STEEPLE social or socio-cultural, technological, economic, environmental, political, legal, ethical
SWOT strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
UX user experience
VMOST vision, mission, objectives, strategy, tactics